Full Description
In the 2016 Radboud Prestige Lectures, published in this volume, Jörg Frey develops a new perspective on 2 Peter by arguing that the letter is dependent on the Apocalypse of Peter. Frey argues that reading 2 Peter against the backdrop of the Apocalypse of Peter sheds new light on many longstanding interpretative questions and offers fresh insights into the history of second-century Christianity. Frey's lectures are followed by responses from leading scholars in the field, who discuss Frey's proposal in ways both critical and constructive. Contributors include: Richard Bauckham, Jan Bremmer, Terrance Callan, Paul Foster, Jeremy Hultin, Tobias Nicklas, David Nienhuis and Martin Ruf.
Contents
Contributors
1 Introduction: A Second Look at Second Peter
Matthijs den Dulk
2 Second Peter in New Perspective
Jörg Frey
3 The Apocalypse of Peter as the First Christian Martyr Text: Its Date, Provenance and Relationship with 2 Peter
Jan N. Bremmer
4 Petrus-Diskurse in Alexandria. Eine Fortführung der Gedanken von Jörg Frey
Tobias Nicklas
5 The Second Letter of Peter, Josephus and Gnosticism
Terrance Callan
6 2 Peter, the Johannine Epistles, and the Authority of "Eyewitness" Apostolic Tradition
David R. Nienhuis
7 Reading 2 Peter 3 in the Light of the Apocalypse of Peter and the Sibylline Oracles
Jeremy Hultin
8 'In Aegyptum, ut denuo disseratur de me'
Martin G. Ruf
9 Does the Apocalypse of Peter Help to Determine the Date of 2 Peter?
Paul Foster
10 2 Peter and the Apocalypse of Peter Revisited: A Response to Jörg Frey
Richard Bauckham
11 2 Peter and the Apocalypse of Peter: Concluding Reflections
Jörg Frey
Index
